hyperbolize (C2)
verb
Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɜːbəlaɪz/
Definition
To represent something as being much larger, greater, or worse than it really is.
Examples
She tends to hyperbolize her achievements, making them sound more impressive than they were.
Don't hyperbolize the situation; it's not as bad as you're making it out to be.
The politician was accused of hyperbolizing the threat to national security.
How to Use hyperbolize
- hyperbolize about something (prepositional phrase)
- To talk or write about something in an exaggerated way. — "He always hyperbolizes about his travels, making them sound far more exciting than they were."
- hyperbolize something (collocation)
- To describe or represent something in an exaggerated manner. — "It's easy to hyperbolize a small setback into a catastrophe."
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